Macuata East Cakaudrove (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)

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Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians. Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. (Of the remaining 52 seats, 27 were reserved for other ethnic communities and 25, called Open Constituencies, were elected by universal suffrage). The electorate covered eastern areas of the northern island of Vanua Levu.

The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.

Election results[]

In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast. The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).

1999[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Giyannedra Prasad Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,203 59.84
Satish Chandra Gulabdas National Federation Party (NFP) 2,297 32.70
Fijian Association Party (FAP) 362 5.15
UNLP 162 2.31
Total 7,024 100.00

2001[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Ram Sharan Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 4,717 75.50
Satish Chandra Gulabdas National Federation Party (NFP) 1,274 20.39
New Labour Unity Party (NLUP) 220 3.52
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 37 0.59
Total 6,248 100.00

2006[]

Candidate Political party Votes %
Vijay Chand Fiji Labour Party (FLP) 5,298 83.29
National Federation Party (NFP) 632 9.94
National Alliance Party 350 5.50
Chitra Singh Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) 81 1.27
Total 6,361 100.00

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